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      09-14-2011, 12:26 PM   #30
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Drives: 2014 335i
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Agreed. This will start at $73K square at the CLS. It'll be right in between the 550i (61K) and the 650i (83K).

the bones of this thing are going to be all f10, but you'll pay the 12K premium for the f12 styling and ride height. Hopefully, it will be a platform for updated engines & steering as both the N55 and N63 are due for updates to combat MB's new 3.5LV6 and biturboV8.

this is an old game by now. the X6 did it to the X5, the CLS did it to the E-class, now the A7 to the A6, now the 6GC to the 5er.

In the compacts, the A5-SB did to the A4 and the X4 will do to the X3.

Basically, there's a market for all of these vehicles and certainly, these vehicles are cheap to produce from an R/D point of view. There's no vestment in new tech, but a healthy mark up in selling price.
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